Biohydrogen /
Biohydrogen is considered the most promising energy carrier and its utilization for energy storage is a timely technology. This book presents latest research results and strategies evolving from an international research cooperation, discussing the current status of Biohydrogen research and picturin...
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Berlin ; Boston :
De Gruyter,
[2015]
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Table of Contents:
- List of contributing authors; Preface; 1 Cyanobacterial design cell for the production of hydrogen from water; 1.1 Introduction: Why hydrogen producing cells?; 1.2 Antenna size reduction; 1.3 Partial uncoupling of ATP synthesis; 1.4 Re-directing electron flow at PS1-acceptor side; 1.5 Hydrogenase design strategies; 1.6 Photobioreactor design and continuous cultivation for optimization of design cell performance; 1.7 Outlook and biotechnological potential; 2 Analysis and assessment of current photobio reactor systems for photobiological hydrogen production; 2.1 Introduction.
- 2.2 Methodological approach 2.3 System description; 2.4 Sunlight-dependent hydrogen production rates; 2.5 System assessment; 2.5.1 Life cycle inventory analysis; 2.5.2 Life cycle impact analysis; 2.5.3 Benchmark; 2.6 Summary; 3 Catalytic properties and maturation of [FeFe]-hydrogenases; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The three major structure types of [FeFe]-hydrogenases; 3.3 The H-cluster, the catalytic center of [FeFe]-hydrogenases; 3.4 The catalytic cycle, a working hypothesis; 3.5 The interplay between H-cluster and protein environment; 3.6 Oxygen induced H-cluster degradation.
- 3.7 The native H-cluster maturation system 3.8 Spontaneous in vitro maturation of the H-cluster; 4 Oxygen-tolerant hydrogenases and their biotechnological potential; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 O2-tolerant membrane-bound hydrogenases; 4.2.1 Physiological function of O2-tolerant MBHs; 4.2.2 Structure and cofactor composition of O2-tolerant MBHs; 4.2.3 Mechanism of O2 tolerance in certain MBHs; 4.2.4 Proton reduction capacity of O2-tolerant MBHs; 4.3 O2-tolerant, NAD+-reducing hydrogenases; 4.3.1 Physiological function of NAD+-reducing hydrogenases.
- 4.3.2 Structure and reactivity of cofactors in NAD+-reducing hydrogenase4.3.3 Mechanism of O2 tolerance in NAD+-reducing hydrogenase; 4.3.4 Proton reduction capacity of NAD+-reducing hydrogenases; 4.4 O2-insensitive regulatory hydrogenases; 4.4.1 Genetic organization of hydrogenase genes and hydrogenase biosynthesis; 4.4.2 Role of the regulatory hydrogenase in H2-responsive signaling; 4.4.3 Unique features of regulatory hydrogenases; 4.4.4 The O2-insensitive regulatory hydrogenase as a major player in the O2- sensitive H2 signaling pathway; 4.5 O2-insensitive actinobacterial hydrogenases.
- 4.5.1 Physiological function of AHs4.5.2 Genetic organization of the AH operons; 4.5.3 AH cofactor composition and mechanism of O2 insensitivity; 4.6 Biotechnological application of O2-tolerant hydrogenases; 4.6.1 H2 oxidation; 4.6.2 H2 production; 5 Metal centers in hydrogenase enzymes studied by X-ray spectroscopy; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 X-ray spectroscopy results on hydrogenase proteins; 5.2.1 [Fe]-hydrogenases; 5.2.2 [FeFe]-hydrogenases; 5.2.3 [NiFe]-hydrogenases; 5.2.4 [NiFeSe]-hydrogenase; 5.3 Key questions in H2 chemistry and advanced X-ray techniques.
